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Slowing Down to Speed Up with David Snyder

Episode 85 features David Snyder, who as he slows down in his career is doing more than he expected. We talk about his career and how in his quote retirement unquote he’s not only doing more but loving it.

We also discuss building and creating, honey, maple syrup, baseball, giving back, learning as a generalist educationally, and much much more.

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Get Schooled by Mealey and Agent Palmer

Episode 84 features math teacher and eduverse podcaster on Unprofessional Development Mr. Mealey.

We talk about his path to teaching, education, staff rooms, grading, class size, pretty much anything you’ve heard anyone complain about, in so far as education is concerned, you’ll hear us touch on, excepting budgets, we don’t go there, but we go everywhere else.

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Conversations & Coffee with Legends & Lattes author Travis Baldree

Episode 83 features narrator and author Travis Baldree, whose debut novel Legend and Lattes we discuss along with his career trajectory and how his curiosity and his hobbies have also shaped that.

We talk about his many hats from his current gig as an audiobook narrator to his days doing almost everything you can think of in making video games, plus reading, nerding out, creative introverts outlining, editing, and much much more.

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The Creative Process with author Jimmy Soni

Episode 82 features author Jimmy Soni, co-author of A Mind At Play about Claude Shannon and The Founders about the founding of PayPal and the evolution of the PayPal Mafia.

We discuss the process of creating those books, researching, method writing, going dark, plus the creative process in all its forms, the good and bad, the early mornings and late nights, and much much more.

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From Teaching to Self-Employment with Kelly Fiorini

Episode 81 features Kelly Fiorini, a teacher turned copywriter who has an amazing story about how that journey transpired with a few tips about trying a career before you go full in.

Plus going abroad, having two vastly different teaching experiences, being an introvert, freelance writing, self-evaluation, and much much more.

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